AIBU or is my neighbour?

[StrayDoll]

I live on a new build estate where the houses back onto a shared car park. Each house either has a garage and a designated parking space or 2 designated spaces with no garage. I have a garage and one space.

The car park also has a visitor space. In the last few months I've been using this visitor space whenever it's free as my partner has moved in with me and now uses my space (his vehicle is too big to fit in the visitor car port). If the visitor space is being used I use one of my neighbours spare spaces they don't use. This was suggested by them and I'm very grateful however I don't want to take liberties so use the visitor space as much as possible.

There are 8 other houses that share this car park and no one is bothered about me using this space apart from one neighbour. We have had issues in the past which means he is being petty and regularly takes the visitor space if it's free. He has 2 cars, one in the garage and one he keeps on his space. He doesn't need the visitors but does it to wind me up.

As an example I went out earlier for an hour and he jumped straight into the space. When I then went out again he had moved back to his space and luckily I got it back but it made me laugh how petty he was to take it.

AIBU to take it when 7 other households are not bothered and only one is?

I think it is okay to use the visitors designated spot BUT if a resident has a visitor and knocks on your door and asks you to move your car, you should.

Another one coming in to say YABU. You’d seriously annoy me if you were my neighbour - and I know you understand that because you are bothered about other people using that space when you’ve decided you are entitled to it!

So you have problems with other residents using the visitors space but you think you should have rights over it. Your the CF here it's not just for your personal use.

Had 2 Malteser biscuits - 5.5 syns.

Total 12.5 syns

Think I'm going to try and cut down in the carbs for the rest of this week.

You're not a visitor, park on the main road or make your partner park there. That space is for the potential use of any of the 9 houses, not just yours. I think the rest of your neighbours think you're a CF too, they're just too polite to say so.

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the entire thread, you are 100% being a CF.

You have space in your garden to stick the motorcycle yet won't because it spoils the feel of the garden. (Tough shit)

You don't like parking your car in the garage when your partner parks his van on your drive because it inconveniences you to play musical cars.

You don't like parking your car somewhere along the street because something might happen to it.

You think your neighbour is being unreasonable by using the visitor's spot so you can't park there, you're slagging your neighbour off to other neighbours.

Other people on here have pointed out solutions for you and nothing is good enough for you.

Which brings me to my final point, you dear OP are what most reasonable folk would call an entitled twat.

Rule of thumb... would you be happy if all of your neighbours behaved as you are doing? Or if a residents boyfriend was taking up spaces that he wasnt really entitled to? Are you unable to stand up to him?

Your partner isn’t a visitor though he’s a resident - yabu and this would drive me mad . It’s for visitor’s to park in when they come to visit residents . Surely that’s obvious ?

Op, you are a CF.

If you want 3 designated parking spots, then move somewhere that has them.
Don’t assume you can help yourself to something that doesn’t belong to you, then get the arse when someone else uses it

@StrayDoll

I don't have many visitors! My mum visits but while DP is at work so can use my space. My parents did visit at the weekend and DP used my space, I was in the visitors and my parents used my neighbours. I know it sounds bad but my neighbour was happy to lend out the space.

So one day this weekend you had 4 spaces but the neighbour is being unreasonable 😂😂😂😂😂

to be honest you are BOTH being unreasonable its a visitor space - what if someone had a home GP visit or a carer and you two are buggering about - sell the bike or store elsewhere - your partner is taking the piss using both garage and space and leaving you to fend for yourself

OP, What would you do if your parents visited on a weekend and the annoying neighbour was already in the visitor space?

Ah it's one of those posts, OP: AIBU? Literally everyone else: Yes! Massively! OP: I'm not because *insert list of cf reasons. Everyone else: You really are BU! OP: OK I'll accept in bring unreasonable, but continue to list reasons why I'm not giving the impression I believe I'm right!

OP - YABU, the visitor space is not your space!

Wow it’s a good job you can mind read when all of your neighbours have visitors over or else they would be really pissed off when they have someone to visit and they can’t get parked! ......... You are a selfish twat and I can see why your neighbour is trying to piss you off! I wouldn’t be too!

My son lives in an apartment with a garage and one space and shared visitors' spaces. Those spaces are strictly for visitors. To use them as your own is just wrong.

OP, you are a terrible neighbour. People were probably being polite but you are taking advantage now. Your neighbour is being childish but is making a valid point. You only park there when there is no visitors? So when they do get a visitor do they just chap your door to move your car? You are very entitled, move your precious BF motorbike or move house to one with more suitable parking.

YOU ARE THE PETTY NEIGHBOUR!

I would park in the neighbours space if he parks in the visitors space and he is doing it to be an ass

I am a health professional who does home visits. Visitor spaces are a godsend for me and it's a nightmare when someone has taken the space and really disrupts my day trying to drive round finding somewhere legal to park. It means I have less time with the ill person or have to see less people in the time available.
Your selfish actions have consequences.
I would also bet that your other neighbours do object but are too polite to say until it becomes a direct issue for them when their own visitors can't park because you moved your boyfriend and his 2 vehicles in. Surely it should be him parking his van on the street?

I would be annoyed by you. If parking is that tight, it means nobody can have visitors (or they have a long walk). I would suggest that either you rent officially one of your neighbours spare spaces or park the extra car further away.

I used live in a new build. I no wat people r like about parkin. If the vistor space is free then u can use it. It doesent belong to any 1 its first come first served.

Okiedokieme
This lady lives there.... y should she have a long walk... just so peoples vistor can use space the spaces outside her house. If the space is free she can use it. I wouldnt walk miles down the road to my car so a vistor can have the space

I'd say it's you who is being out of order. You have two allocated spaces but are using three, it's not hard to see his point is it.

In case it's escape your notice we are in lockdown and have been for the passed 100 days no ones had visitors.

You seemed to think the world revolves you and your car. You can't take 'ownership' of the visitor parking space just because you want to. You need to park on the road and leave the parking space free.